Julie Posetti
@julieposetti.bsky.social
Global Director of Research, International Center for Journalists; Professor of Journalism, City, University of London. Board member, Independent Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM). Research Associate @ RISJ, University of Oxford. Australian in Oxford.
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📢 🗞️ Published today: #DisarmingDisinformation🇺🇸 -
💡 86% of Americans have seen or heard journalists being harassed or abused online, indicating a normalisation of such attacks and reflecting unprecedented political targeting of the U.S. press.
Read the full study: www.icfj.org/disarming-di...
💡 86% of Americans have seen or heard journalists being harassed or abused online, indicating a normalisation of such attacks and reflecting unprecedented political targeting of the U.S. press.
Read the full study: www.icfj.org/disarming-di...
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@julieposetti.bsky.social introducing the term ‘slopaganda’ - sloppy, inaccurate, badly misleading information produced by many AI tools. She’s chairing a panel with Louis Coiffait-Gunn (CILIP), Lucy Crompton-Reid (WMUK) and Bill Thompson (BBC) on promoting the public interest. #KnowledgeIsHuman
October 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
@julieposetti.bsky.social introducing the term ‘slopaganda’ - sloppy, inaccurate, badly misleading information produced by many AI tools. She’s chairing a panel with Louis Coiffait-Gunn (CILIP), Lucy Crompton-Reid (WMUK) and Bill Thompson (BBC) on promoting the public interest. #KnowledgeIsHuman
📢 🗞️ Published today: #DisarmingDisinformation🇺🇸 -
💡 86% of Americans have seen or heard journalists being harassed or abused online, indicating a normalisation of such attacks and reflecting unprecedented political targeting of the U.S. press.
Read the full study: www.icfj.org/disarming-di...
💡 86% of Americans have seen or heard journalists being harassed or abused online, indicating a normalisation of such attacks and reflecting unprecedented political targeting of the U.S. press.
Read the full study: www.icfj.org/disarming-di...
October 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
📢 🗞️ Published today: #DisarmingDisinformation🇺🇸 -
💡 86% of Americans have seen or heard journalists being harassed or abused online, indicating a normalisation of such attacks and reflecting unprecedented political targeting of the U.S. press.
Read the full study: www.icfj.org/disarming-di...
💡 86% of Americans have seen or heard journalists being harassed or abused online, indicating a normalisation of such attacks and reflecting unprecedented political targeting of the U.S. press.
Read the full study: www.icfj.org/disarming-di...
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“In Haiti, people are looking for ‘glory days’ — and the glory days [back then] was a dictatorship.”
Garry Pierre-Pierre on how authoritarian nostalgia is weaponized at a #ZEG2025 panel alongside @antelava.bsky.social and Jillian Green, moderated by @julieposetti.bsky.social .
Garry Pierre-Pierre on how authoritarian nostalgia is weaponized at a #ZEG2025 panel alongside @antelava.bsky.social and Jillian Green, moderated by @julieposetti.bsky.social .
June 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“In Haiti, people are looking for ‘glory days’ — and the glory days [back then] was a dictatorship.”
Garry Pierre-Pierre on how authoritarian nostalgia is weaponized at a #ZEG2025 panel alongside @antelava.bsky.social and Jillian Green, moderated by @julieposetti.bsky.social .
Garry Pierre-Pierre on how authoritarian nostalgia is weaponized at a #ZEG2025 panel alongside @antelava.bsky.social and Jillian Green, moderated by @julieposetti.bsky.social .
🔊 ❗️JUST PUBLISHED: Our first report from the Disarming Disinformation project, a five country (🇧🇷 🇬🇪 🇿🇦 🇵🇭 🇺🇸) study of journalistic responses and public perceptions. 🚀 First off the blocks is Brazil report, which should resonate strongly with 🇺🇸 journalists. www.icfj.org/news/disarmi...
March 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🔊 ❗️JUST PUBLISHED: Our first report from the Disarming Disinformation project, a five country (🇧🇷 🇬🇪 🇿🇦 🇵🇭 🇺🇸) study of journalistic responses and public perceptions. 🚀 First off the blocks is Brazil report, which should resonate strongly with 🇺🇸 journalists. www.icfj.org/news/disarmi...
This, from @bruceshapiro.bsky.social on another platform, is one of the most cogent reflections I’ve read from an American about that horrendous Oval Office “episode”. The second sentence resonates most acutely for me.
March 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This, from @bruceshapiro.bsky.social on another platform, is one of the most cogent reflections I’ve read from an American about that horrendous Oval Office “episode”. The second sentence resonates most acutely for me.
Back to the future. All over again. Dr Seuss’ 1941 cartoon seems ever more prescient.
March 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Back to the future. All over again. Dr Seuss’ 1941 cartoon seems ever more prescient.
WORD ⚔️ : “And if ever we needed a saga of a woman dispatching the pernicious, encroaching forces of evil, it would be now!” ⚔️ variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Why a ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Revival Is So Exciting — and So Terrifying
The return of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" with Sarah Michelle Gellar is at once a thrilling and terrifying idea.
variety.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
WORD ⚔️ : “And if ever we needed a saga of a woman dispatching the pernicious, encroaching forces of evil, it would be now!” ⚔️ variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Happy 21st of December - it’s #GravyDay! Named for Paul Kelly’s iconic Australian Christmas song “How to Make Gravy”, this day inevitably turns my 🇦🇺 home sickness into tears. Every character and Christmas cracker of a cultural narrative nugget in this song resonates youtu.be/iYqIF2XkqKU
Paul Kelly - How To Make Gravy (Official Video)
YouTube video by Paul Kelly
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December 21, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Happy 21st of December - it’s #GravyDay! Named for Paul Kelly’s iconic Australian Christmas song “How to Make Gravy”, this day inevitably turns my 🇦🇺 home sickness into tears. Every character and Christmas cracker of a cultural narrative nugget in this song resonates youtu.be/iYqIF2XkqKU
Conflict, catastrophe & converging crises. How to make sense of the global chaos? codastory.bsky.social joins the dots between the ousting of Assad, Russia’s capture of Georgia, the war in Ukraine & Trump’s election. Live online today @ 1700 GMT - register here 👉🏻 www.eventbrite.com/e/coda-live-...
CODA LIVE: The Perfect Storm
Join us for a live journalism event bringing together voices from Damascus, Tbilisi, Kyiv and Washington DC.
www.eventbrite.com
December 15, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Conflict, catastrophe & converging crises. How to make sense of the global chaos? codastory.bsky.social joins the dots between the ousting of Assad, Russia’s capture of Georgia, the war in Ukraine & Trump’s election. Live online today @ 1700 GMT - register here 👉🏻 www.eventbrite.com/e/coda-live-...
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“First, I was protesting with my friends, but I wanted to do more.”
Meet Nestan, 14 year old documenting the Georgia protests.
So much wisdom and such incredible images. So proud that we get to publish it
Follow @codastory.bsky.social for more coverage
www.codastory.com/rewriting-hi...
Meet Nestan, 14 year old documenting the Georgia protests.
So much wisdom and such incredible images. So proud that we get to publish it
Follow @codastory.bsky.social for more coverage
www.codastory.com/rewriting-hi...
I’m 14, photographing the violent protests in Georgia. The EU dream is slipping away - Coda Story
Nestan is a 14-year old Georgian high school student who has spent nearly a year photographing demonstrations in Tbilisi, Georgia. Since the Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, announced that ...
www.codastory.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:30 PM
“First, I was protesting with my friends, but I wanted to do more.”
Meet Nestan, 14 year old documenting the Georgia protests.
So much wisdom and such incredible images. So proud that we get to publish it
Follow @codastory.bsky.social for more coverage
www.codastory.com/rewriting-hi...
Meet Nestan, 14 year old documenting the Georgia protests.
So much wisdom and such incredible images. So proud that we get to publish it
Follow @codastory.bsky.social for more coverage
www.codastory.com/rewriting-hi...
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Donald Trump’s re-election has chilling implications for journalism - from attacks and threats to defunding public media. @julieposetti.bsky.social Kaylee Williams & I set out some of the challenges: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the threat to press freedom
A second term for Trump has chilling implications for critical independent journalism and the media the industry
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Donald Trump’s re-election has chilling implications for journalism - from attacks and threats to defunding public media. @julieposetti.bsky.social Kaylee Williams & I set out some of the challenges: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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By which I mean, I'm pretty sure traffic from
@bsky.app to @theguardian.com is *significantly* higher than the very obvious 2x that of Threads
This post brought to you by a reply to @mkarolian.bsky.social on Threads, where it has had just 105 engagements, as opposed to the 18k+ here
@bsky.app to @theguardian.com is *significantly* higher than the very obvious 2x that of Threads
This post brought to you by a reply to @mkarolian.bsky.social on Threads, where it has had just 105 engagements, as opposed to the 18k+ here
Traffic from Bluesky to @bostonglobe.com is already 3x that of Threads, and we are seeing 4.5x the conversions to paying digital subscribers.
November 27, 2024 at 6:30 AM
By which I mean, I'm pretty sure traffic from
@bsky.app to @theguardian.com is *significantly* higher than the very obvious 2x that of Threads
This post brought to you by a reply to @mkarolian.bsky.social on Threads, where it has had just 105 engagements, as opposed to the 18k+ here
@bsky.app to @theguardian.com is *significantly* higher than the very obvious 2x that of Threads
This post brought to you by a reply to @mkarolian.bsky.social on Threads, where it has had just 105 engagements, as opposed to the 18k+ here
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while Bluesky traffic is already 2x that of Threads, that's on a straight l.threads.net vs bsky.app referral comparison. BUT! 75-80% of tracked referral from owned Bluesky account posts is NOT being attributed to @bsky.app, so I'm certain organic traffic would be undercounting by that much as well
November 27, 2024 at 6:30 AM
while Bluesky traffic is already 2x that of Threads, that's on a straight l.threads.net vs bsky.app referral comparison. BUT! 75-80% of tracked referral from owned Bluesky account posts is NOT being attributed to @bsky.app, so I'm certain organic traffic would be undercounting by that much as well
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Traffic from Bluesky's @bsky.app to @theguardian.com is already 2x that of Threads
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
November 27, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Traffic from Bluesky's @bsky.app to @theguardian.com is already 2x that of Threads
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
Sending cheerful, hopeful vibes from the Cape of Good Hope [AKA the Cape of Storms] 🇿🇦 with @mariaressa.bsky.social & @dailymaverick.bsky.social’s Branko Brkic. Pinning this image, from a sunny Sunday Cape Town roadtrip, at the front of my mind to remind me what we’re fighting for in dark times.
November 25, 2024 at 7:14 AM
Sending cheerful, hopeful vibes from the Cape of Good Hope [AKA the Cape of Storms] 🇿🇦 with @mariaressa.bsky.social & @dailymaverick.bsky.social’s Branko Brkic. Pinning this image, from a sunny Sunday Cape Town roadtrip, at the front of my mind to remind me what we’re fighting for in dark times.
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What could a second Trump presidency mean for journalists? Read ICFJ Deputy VP of Global Research @julieposetti.bsky.social, Research Associate Kaylee Williams and Mel Bunce’s answer: theconversation.com/how-trumps-w...
How Trump’s war on the media is expected to ramp up in his second term
Donald Trump has suggested he could cancel broadcast licenses, and jail journalists once he gets back into office.
theconversation.com
November 22, 2024 at 5:57 PM
What could a second Trump presidency mean for journalists? Read ICFJ Deputy VP of Global Research @julieposetti.bsky.social, Research Associate Kaylee Williams and Mel Bunce’s answer: theconversation.com/how-trumps-w...
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To review:
ATTORNEY GENERAL: Allegedly paid for sex with multiple women and a 17-year-old girl
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE: Allegedly raped a woman at a conference in 2017
SECRETARY OF HHS: Allegedly sexually assaulted his kids’ baby sitter
ATTORNEY GENERAL: Allegedly paid for sex with multiple women and a 17-year-old girl
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE: Allegedly raped a woman at a conference in 2017
SECRETARY OF HHS: Allegedly sexually assaulted his kids’ baby sitter
November 21, 2024 at 2:38 AM
To review:
ATTORNEY GENERAL: Allegedly paid for sex with multiple women and a 17-year-old girl
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE: Allegedly raped a woman at a conference in 2017
SECRETARY OF HHS: Allegedly sexually assaulted his kids’ baby sitter
ATTORNEY GENERAL: Allegedly paid for sex with multiple women and a 17-year-old girl
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE: Allegedly raped a woman at a conference in 2017
SECRETARY OF HHS: Allegedly sexually assaulted his kids’ baby sitter
“Violence takes the worst of us and peace takes the best of us”- Matthews Phosa, a key ANC official who negotiated the birth of South Africa’s democracy. “Mandela told us ‘Don’t be bitter - you must rise above your bitterness & pain…there must be a common victory for the negotiators.’” #WM12Assembly
November 21, 2024 at 11:51 AM
“Violence takes the worst of us and peace takes the best of us”- Matthews Phosa, a key ANC official who negotiated the birth of South Africa’s democracy. “Mandela told us ‘Don’t be bitter - you must rise above your bitterness & pain…there must be a common victory for the negotiators.’” #WM12Assembly
At the #WM12Assembly in Johannesburg 🇿🇦, @peterpomerantsev.bsky.social describes the Russian disinformation tactic of destroying the “psychological infrastructure” of democracy by seeding the desire for a strongman leader to “save us” from all the chaos and confusion (fed by the disinformation swamp)
November 21, 2024 at 8:10 AM
At the #WM12Assembly in Johannesburg 🇿🇦, @peterpomerantsev.bsky.social describes the Russian disinformation tactic of destroying the “psychological infrastructure” of democracy by seeding the desire for a strongman leader to “save us” from all the chaos and confusion (fed by the disinformation swamp)
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Trump just tweeted this link with “REPUBLICANS MUST KILL THIS BILL!” He’s really going to go after journalists.
PBS News Hour | Political divisions threaten bill to protect press freedom | Season 2024
How political divisions are threatening a bipartisan bill to protect press freedom
www.pbs.org
November 20, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Trump just tweeted this link with “REPUBLICANS MUST KILL THIS BILL!” He’s really going to go after journalists.
“The more information you have, the more you are in the know and the more you are free” - clarion testimony from jailed news publisher and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai in a Hong Kong 🇭🇰 court today. He faces a potential life sentence #FreeJimmyLai www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Jimmy Lai trial: key points from media mogul’s testimony on first day
Detained pro-democracy activist spoke for first time about charges against him under Hong Kong national security law
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2024 at 4:32 PM
“The more information you have, the more you are in the know and the more you are free” - clarion testimony from jailed news publisher and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai in a Hong Kong 🇭🇰 court today. He faces a potential life sentence #FreeJimmyLai www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
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Rappler built a matrix protocol chat app - a federated global news ecosystem is how journalism survives. Here's why: www.rappler.com/voices/thoug... @rappler.bsky.social
[ANALYSIS] The future of news
What will survive in the age of machines? Investigative journalism built on an ecosystem of federated news organizations anchored on facts.
www.rappler.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Rappler built a matrix protocol chat app - a federated global news ecosystem is how journalism survives. Here's why: www.rappler.com/voices/thoug... @rappler.bsky.social
President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in office promises to deliver historic threats to U.S. #pressfreedom - directly from the Oval Office. American journalists and news outlets need to learn how to fight these threats from their colleagues in autocracies.
theconversation.com/how-trumps-w...
theconversation.com/how-trumps-w...
How Trump’s war on the media is expected to ramp up in his second term
Donald Trump has suggested he could cancel broadcast licenses, and jail journalists once he gets back into office.
theconversation.com
November 20, 2024 at 12:42 PM
President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in office promises to deliver historic threats to U.S. #pressfreedom - directly from the Oval Office. American journalists and news outlets need to learn how to fight these threats from their colleagues in autocracies.
theconversation.com/how-trumps-w...
theconversation.com/how-trumps-w...
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Confirmation that Bluesky, not Threads, is the platform of choice for those who recently quit X: www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
November 15, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Confirmation that Bluesky, not Threads, is the platform of choice for those who recently quit X: www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
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As the world attempts to process the consequences of Trump’s victory; #Sudan’s horrendous civil war grinds on. #Rape of #women & #girls now commonplace to the point that some contemplate #suicide to avoid sexual assault. Watch our report on this week’s The 51 Percent here ⬇️ @france24.bsky.social
The 51% - Widespread rape in Sudan's civil war: Women and girls targeted by paramilitary
A spike in violence in Sudan's civil war sees a rise in the number of women and girls being raped by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the east of the country. Also what happens when men outnumber…
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November 15, 2024 at 7:57 PM